[Verse 1]
Counting the time on the wall
You haven't slept for days, afraid of dreaming it all
'Cause you can't control your state, we'll lay this down
Try to make your peace and level out
It's getting hard to believe, anyone could satisfy these needs

[Chorus 1]
'Cause everyone knows love is hopeless (everyone knows)
She'll tear you apart and convince you to stay (everyone knows)

[Verse 2]
Betting it all on a star
Like stars, we'll burn up feelings
The way that they fall in movies, that ain't the way it happened to me
So stop pretending like she's never gotten tired and cleaned you out
It's gonna hurt at first to realize

[Chorus 2]
Everyone knows love is hopeless (everyone knows)
Closing your eyes like you don't even care (everyone knows)
Yeah
Everyone knows that the changes are turning you inside out
So don't fade away (aa-aa-aa-aah)

[Bridge]
I coulda waited forever
I coulda waited forever if I tried
Coulda waited for you to make up your mind, yeah
You wanna lay this down
Try to make your peace and level out
It's getting hard to believe, anyone could satisfy these needs

[Chorus 3]
'Cause everyone knows love is hopeless (everyone knows)
She'll tear you apart and convince you to stay (everyone knows)
Yeah
Everyone knows that the changes are turning you inside out (aa-aa-aa-aah)
So don't fade away